Isaiah 49:21:18Isa.49.21.W18TAB
אֵ֖לֶּה
ele
“these”
- Transliteration
- E-le
- Extended
- EE-leh
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːl.lɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- these
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-le
- clause
go-LA ve-su-RA ve-E-le MI gi-DEL HEN a-NI nish-ar-TI le-vad-DI E-le E-fo HEM
- sentence
ve-a-MART bil-va-VEKH MI ya-LAD-li et-E-le va-a-NI she-KHU-la ve-gal-mu-DA go-LA ve-su-RA ve-E-le MI gi-DEL HEN a-NI nish-ar-TI le-vad-DI E-le E-fo HEM
Exegesis
elleh {מִי … אֵלֶּה | mî … ʾêl-leh} frames astonished questions about unexpected children.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“God, mighty one”
In context — Isaiah 49:21
And you will say in your heart, “Who has borne these for me, since I have been bereaved and barren , exiled and removed? And these—who has raised them? Behold, I was left alone; these—where were they?”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 49:21:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Isaiah 49:21, so the Hebrew word אֵ֖לֶּה (ele) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Isa.49.21.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.49.21.W18.S1) and character.